Dan Flynn

Veteran journalist with 15+ years covering food safety. Dan has reported for newspapers across the West and earned Associated Press recognition for deadline reporting. At FSN, he serves as Senior Editor and covers foodborne illness policy.

OSHA puts meat and poultry industries under its wing to protect all employees

New Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) guidance goes beyond poultry barns to cover all animal slaughtering and processing facilities. Previous OSHA guidance only applied to poultry establishments. The USDA’

By Dan Flynn

/ 23 Oct 2024

OSHA puts meat and poultry industries under its wing to protect all employees

Great Depression-era farm policy will follow if Congress cannot revive Farm Bill

The Farm Bill, signed into law by President Donald J. Trump on Dec. 20, 2018, died on Oct. 1, but with Congress on its long election break until November 14,

By Dan Flynn

/ 22 Oct 2024

Great Depression-era farm policy will follow if Congress cannot revive Farm Bill

The final meeting of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee is next week

The 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, which was appointed by the Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Agriculture (USDA) two years ago, will meet for the final time

By Dan Flynn

/ 18 Oct 2024

The final meeting of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee is next week

Will egg, poultry, meat prices rise again because of new wastewater regulations?

Owners of meat and poultry facilities around the country tell the Environmental Protection Agency that they will close their businesses before complying with a nearly year-old regulation requiring them to

By Dan Flynn

/ 17 Oct 2024

Will egg, poultry, meat prices rise again because of new wastewater regulations?

Food safety problem closes Detroit airline kitchen leaving 200 flights without meals

Airline kitchens are known for their own food safety problems, but rarely do those ground-based issues result in a loss of food service in the air. Delta Air Lines, however,

By Dan Flynn

/ 16 Oct 2024

Food safety problem closes Detroit airline kitchen leaving 200 flights without meals

FSIS gives everybody 72 more days to comment on Salmonella rule for poultry

USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has granted a second extension to the comment period for the Salmonella Framework for Raw Poultry Products proposed rule and determination — this time

By Dan Flynn

/ 15 Oct 2024

FSIS gives everybody 72 more days to comment on Salmonella rule for poultry

Appellate judges wonder why deaths couldn’t be talked about at the 2014 PCA criminal trial

— OPINION — While we wait for the three-judge appellate panel’s decisions in Stewart and Michael Parnell’s habeas corpus motions, there is something to discuss. In some side comments during

By Dan Flynn

/ 10 Oct 2024

Appellate judges wonder why deaths couldn’t be talked about at the 2014 PCA criminal trial

FDA chief will wrap up the first month of new human foods program with Alliance webinar

One month into the FDA’s new Human Foods Program, Deputy Commissioner Jim Jones will appear in a webinar by the Alliance for a Stronger FDA. The FDA the country’

By Dan Flynn

/ 9 Oct 2024

FDA chief will wrap up the first month of new human foods program with Alliance webinar

Pennsylvania wants to prevent out-of-state raw milk sales by Amos Miller

Because pasteurization is the defense against potentially deadly avian flu, it can be argued that raw milk has never been more dangerous than now. But today, a state appeals court

By Dan Flynn

/ 8 Oct 2024

Pennsylvania wants to prevent out-of-state raw milk sales by Amos Miller

Newsom signs law to prevent California schools from serving food with certain additives

It took a few days, but California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed the first-of-its-kind ban on six harmful dyes in school food. The new law prohibits public schools from serving

By Dan Flynn

/ 4 Oct 2024

Newsom signs law to prevent California schools from serving food with certain additives

Consumer interests join with the poultry industry in asking USDA for more time on the Salmonella rule

Leading consumer interests advocating food safety are asking USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) for a six-month comment extension for the new poultry standard for Salmonella that was

By Dan Flynn

/ 3 Oct 2024

Consumer interests join with the poultry industry in asking USDA for more time on the Salmonella rule

Time runs out for the Farm Bill

The Farm Bill is kaput. Congress has failed to extend or replace the 2018 Farm Bill by the Sept. 30 deadline, meaning it has expired. Officially known as the Agriculture

By Dan Flynn

/ 2 Oct 2024

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OSHA puts meat and poultry industries under its wing to protect all employees

Great Depression-era farm policy will follow if Congress cannot revive Farm Bill

The final meeting of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee is next week

Will egg, poultry, meat prices rise again because of new wastewater regulations?

Food safety problem closes Detroit airline kitchen leaving 200 flights without meals

FSIS gives everybody 72 more days to comment on Salmonella rule for poultry

Appellate judges wonder why deaths couldn’t be talked about at the 2014 PCA criminal trial

FDA chief will wrap up the first month of new human foods program with Alliance webinar

Pennsylvania wants to prevent out-of-state raw milk sales by Amos Miller

Newsom signs law to prevent California schools from serving food with certain additives

Consumer interests join with the poultry industry in asking USDA for more time on the Salmonella rule

Time runs out for the Farm Bill